DHB Cup 2014/15

This article describes the 2014/15 men's DHB Cup in Germany. For the women's competition of the same name, see DHB Women's Cup 2014/15 .

DHB Cup 2015
Cup winners	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Beginning	20th August 2014
The End	May 10, 2015
Stadion	O 2 World , Hamburg
Teams	58
Games	57
Gates	3,222  (ø 56.53 per game)
spectator	67,663  (ø 1,187 per game)
Top scorer	Robert Weber ( SC Magdeburg )
← DHB Cup 2013/14 DHB Cup 2015/16  →

The DHB-Pokal 2014/15 was the 41st edition of the men's handball cup competition. In addition to the DHB Cup, the DHB Amateur Cup has been held since the 2014/15 season, with two finalists taking part in the 2015/16 DHB Cup .

Main rounds

1 round

At the first round, the draw took place in Dusseldorf on July 3, 2014 took the 12 Bundesliga clubs , which in the 2013/14 season , the places went to 7 to 18, all 20 second division of the 2013/14 season and the 20 clubs from 52 teams participated in the regional associations. The games of the first round, in which the clubs were geographically divided into a north and a south relay, took place on August 20, 2014. Up until the quarter-finals, the lower-tier clubs always had home rights over the higher-tier clubs. The winners of the individual games moved into the 2nd round. The following teams were qualified for the 1st round:

Bundesliga	2nd Bundesliga	from 3rd league
SC Magdeburg TSV Hannover-Burgdorf TBV Lemgo TuS N-Lübbecke HSG Wetzlar Fresh on Göppingen VfL Gummersbach GWD Minden Bergischer HC HBW Balingen-Weilstetten TSG Friesenheim HC Erlangen SG BBM Bietigheim	ThSV Eisenach TV Emsdetten TV Bittenfeld SC DHfK Leipzig HSG Nordhorn-Lingen TV 1893 Neuhausen ASV Hamm-Westphalia VfL Bad Schwartau TV Großwallstadt TUSEM food EHV Aue Eintracht Hildesheim DJK Rimpar Wölfe HC Up Rostock TV 05/07 Hüttenberg HG Saarlouis SV Henstedt-Ulzburg GSV Eintracht Baunatal 1 TSV Bayer Dormagen HSC 2000 Coburg 1	HSG Tarp-Wanderup HSG Handball Lemgo II VfL Fredenbeck TV Korschenbroich SG OSF Berlin SV Langenweddingen 1. VfL Potsdam Wilhelmshaven HV HG Hamburg-Barmbek TuS Fürstenfeldbruck TSG Haßloch HSG Kleenheim HSV Bad Blankenburg SG Koendringen / Teningen SV 04 Plauen-Oberlosa SV 64 Zweibrücken TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim SG Pforzheim / Eutingen TV Nieder-Olm SG Leutershausen TSV Altenholz

¹ HSC 2000 Coburg and GSV Eintracht Baunatal were not represented in the competition.

North

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	HSG Handball Lemgo II (3L)	-	TuS N-Lübbecke (1L)	21:34 (15:19)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	VfL Fredenbeck (3L)	-	GWD Minden (1L)	20:33 ( 07:15)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	TV Korschenbroich (3L)	-	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	30:34 (15:16)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:00 p.m.	SG OSF Berlin (OL)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	22:42 (13:20)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	SV Langenweddingen (RL)	-	TBV Lemgo (1L)	19:44 ( 07:23)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	1. VfL Potsdam (3L)	-	Bergischer HC (1L)	22:37 (11:20)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg (2L)	-	VfL Bad Schwartau (2L)	26:27 ( 09:12) n.v.
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	Wilhelmshaven HV (3L)	-	ASV Hamm-Westphalia (2L)	26:24 (14:13)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:15 pm	HG Hamburg-Barmbek (OL)	-	TSV Altenholz (3L)	22:37 (12:16)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	TSV Bayer Dormagen (2L)	-	HSG Nordhorn-Lingen (2L)	21:18 ( 09: 09)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	HC Empor Rostock (2L)	-	TUSEM food (2L)	38:37 (13:11) n.v. 1
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	HSG Tarp-Wanderup (2L)	-	Eintracht Hildesheim (2L)	18:41 ( 09:21)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:00 p.m.	TV Emsdetten (2L)	-	EHV Aue (2L)	33:30 (18:10)

• ¹ TUSEM Essen moves into the 2nd round despite the defeat, as HC Empor Rostock used a player who was not eligible to play and is therefore eliminated.

south

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	TuS Fürstenfeldbruck (3L)	-	TSG Friesenheim (1L)	34:41 (17:21)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	TSG Haßloch (OL)	-	HC Erlangen (1L)	16:34 (10:20)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	HSG Kleenheim (OL)	-	Fresh on Göppingen (1L)	17:35 ( 08:16)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	HSV Bad Blankenburg (3L)	-	SG BBM Bietigheim (1L)	28:40 (16:19)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	SG Köndringen / Teningen (3L)	-	VfL Gummersbach (1L)	25:35 (12:21)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	SV 04 Plauen-Oberlosa (RL)	-	HSG Wetzlar (1L)	24:39 (13:18)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	SV 64 Zweibrücken (OL)	-	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (1L)	22:33 (12:16)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim (3L)	-	TV Großwallstadt (2L)	26:23 (13: 09)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	SG Pforzheim / Eutingen (OL)	-	TV 05/07 Hüttenberg (2L)	20:31 ( 09:15)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	TV Nieder-Olm (OL)	-	DJK Rimpar Wölfe (2L)	10:35 ( 04:15)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	ThSV Eisenach (2L)	-	SG Leutershausen (3L)	25:20 (16: 08)
Aug. 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	TV 1893 Neuhausen (2L)	-	HG Saarlouis (2L)	16:20 ( 09: 07)
Aug. 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	SC DHfK Leipzig (2L)	-	TV Bittenfeld (2L)	27:25 (12:11)

2nd round

32 clubs took part in the 2nd round: the 6 top division teams who finished 1st to 6th in the 2013/14 Bundesliga season , as well as the winners of the 1st round. The 2nd round draw was held on August 24, 2014 and the games took place on October 21 and 22, 2014. The following teams were qualified for the 2nd round:

Bundesliga	2nd Bundesliga	3rd league
THW Kiel Rhine-Neckar lion SG Flensburg-Handewitt HSV Hamburg Foxes Berlin MT Melsungen TuS N-Lübbecke GWD Minden TSV Hannover-Burgdorf SC Magdeburg TBV Lemgo Bergischer HC TSG Friesenheim SG BBM Bietigheim HSG Wetzlar HBW Balingen-Weilstetten VfL Gummersbach Fresh on Göppingen HC Erlangen	VfL Bad Schwartau TSV Bayer Dormagen TUSEM food Eintracht Hildesheim TV Emsdetten ThSV Eisenach HG Saarlouis SC DHfK Leipzig TV Hüttenberg DJK Rimpar	Wilhelmshaven HV TSV Altenholz TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Oct. 21, 2014, 7:00 p.m.	VfL Gummersbach (1L)	-	SG BBM Bietigheim (1L)	33:27 (16: 08)
Oct. 21, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	THW Kiel (1L)	-	TBV Lemgo (1L)	32:20 (17: 08)
Oct. 21, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	SC DHfK Leipzig (2L)	-	TV Hüttenberg (2L)	25:18 ( 08: 06)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:00 p.m.	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	-	MT Melsungen (1L)	38:22 (18:13)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:00 p.m.	TV Emsdetten (2L)	-	GWD Minden (1L)	32:34 (14:18)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	TSV Altenholz (3L)	-	Fresh on Göppingen (1L)	20:32 ( 08:18)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	TUSEM food (2L)	-	Foxes Berlin (1L)	21:29 (10:13)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	TSV Bayer Dormagen (2L)	-	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (1L)	25:28 (14:12)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	Eintracht Hildesheim (2L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	25:35 (11:17)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	HC Erlangen (1L)	-	HSG Wetzlar (1L)	26:23 (13:11)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	HG Saarlouis (2L)	-	TSG Friesenheim (1L)	29:30 (13:14)
Oct. 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim (3L)	-	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	27:37 (11:17)
Oct. 22, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	Wilhelmshaven HV (3L)	-	VfL Bad Schwartau (2L)	30:26 (13:14)
Oct. 22, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	DJK Rimpar (2L)	-	ThSV Eisenach (2L)	27:29 (13:12)
Oct. 22, 2014, 8:15 p.m.	Bergischer HC (1L)	-	TuS N-Lübbecke (1L)	26:32 (11:13)
Oct. 22, 2014, 8:15 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	HSV Hamburg (1L)	28:25 (14:11)

Round of 16

The draw for the 3rd round took place on October 29, 2014, in the run-up to the European Championship qualifier of the DHB selection against Finland. The leagues of the teams correspond to the 2014/15 season. The round of 16 took place on December 17, 2014. The winners of the individual games advanced to the quarter-finals. The following teams were qualified for the round of 16:

Bundesliga	2nd Bundesliga	3rd league
THW Kiel Rhine-Neckar lion SG Flensburg-Handewitt Foxes Berlin TuS N-Lübbecke GWD Minden TSV Hannover-Burgdorf SC Magdeburg TSG Friesenheim HBW Balingen-Weilstetten VfL Gummersbach Fresh on Göppingen HC Erlangen	ThSV Eisenach SC DHfK Leipzig	Wilhelmshaven HV

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
December 17, 2014, 7:00 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	VfL Gummersbach (1L)	30:31 (17:18)
December 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	GWD Minden (1L)	-	Fresh on Göppingen (1L)	23:32 (10:13)
December 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	-	TSG Friesenheim 1 (1L)	39:20 (19:10)
December 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	SC DHfK Leipzig (2L)	-	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (1L)	28:24 (16:12)
December 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	THW Kiel (1L)	-	TuS N-Lübbecke (1L)	30:29 (17:14)
December 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m.	ThSV Eisenach (2L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	27:28 (15:11)
December 17, 2014, 8:00 p.m.	Wilhelmshaven HV (3L)	-	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	27:31 (14:17)
December 17, 2014, 8:15 pm	HC Erlangen (1L)	-	Foxes Berlin (1L)	23:27 (10:12)

¹ TSG Friesenheim had to forego its home rights because the Ludwigshafen Friedrich-Ebert-Halle is already occupied by the official match date and no other hall with sufficient capacity is available.

Quarter finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on December 20, 2014. The quarter-finals were played on March 4, 2015. The leagues of the teams correspond to the 2014/15 season. The following teams were qualified:

Bundesliga	2nd Bundesliga
VfL Gummersbach Fresh on Göppingen SG Flensburg-Handewitt THW Kiel SC Magdeburg Rhine-Neckar lion Foxes Berlin	SC DHfK Leipzig

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
04th Mar 2015, 5:30 p.m.	SC DHfK Leipzig (2L)	-	Foxes Berlin (1L)	19:29 ( 08:16)
04th Mar 2015, 7:00 p.m.	SC Magdeburg (1L)	-	Fresh on Göppingen (1L)	32:17 (12: 06)
04th Mar 2015, 7:00 p.m.	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	-	THW Kiel (1L)	29:26 (15:14)
04th Mar 2015, 8:45 p.m.	VfL Gummersbach (1L)	-	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	22:28 ( 08:14)

Final rounds

The final round, the Final Four , took place at O ₂ World in Hamburg on May 9 and 10, 2015.

Semifinals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on March 13, 2015 at 11 a.m. The leagues of the teams correspond to the 2014/15 season. The following teams were qualified for the semifinals:

Bundesliga

Rhine-Neckar lion SG Flensburg-Handewitt SC Magdeburg Foxes Berlin

The semi-finals games took place on May 9, 2015. The winner of each game moved into the final of the DHB Cup 2015.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
0May 9, 2015, 2 p.m.	Rhine-Neckar lion	-	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	23:24 (10:10)
0May 9, 2015, 4:45 p.m.	Foxes Berlin	-	SC Magdeburg	26:27 (15:12)

1st semifinals

Rhein-Neckar Löwen : Landin , Rutschmann - Schmid (3), Gensheimer (11/6), Kneer , Sigurmannsson , Myrhol (1), Steinhauser , Larsen , Groetzki (1), Reinkind (2), Guardiola (1), Petersson (3), Ekdahl Du Rietz (1)

SG Flensburg-Handewitt : Andersson , Møller - Karlsson , Nenadić , Eggert (2/1), Mogensen (1), Svan (4), Wanne (2), Kaufmann , Jakobsson (7), Zachariassen (2), Gottfridsson (6 ), Macke , El-Ahmar

Referee : Andreas Pritschow & Marcus Pritschow

2nd semifinals

Füchse Berlin : Heinevetter , Grunz , Štochl - Wiede (3), Nenadić (9/1), Pevnov (2), Romero (1), Weyhrauch , Zachrisson (2), Horák , Igropulo , Nielsen (1), Petersen (5 / 3), Drux (3)

SC Magdeburg : Green , Quenstedt - Rojewski (2), Musche , van Olphen (4), Natek (5), Bagersted (1), Grafenhorst (2), Haaß (2), Bezjak (5), Weber (3/2 ), Saul , Jurecki (3), Hansen

Referee : Fabian Baumgart & Sascha Wild

final

The final took place on May 10, 2015. The winner of the game was the 2015 DHB Cup winner .

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
May 10, 2015, 2:15 p.m.	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	-	SC Magdeburg	27:27 a.d. (24:24, 11:11) 5: 4 iS

SG Flensburg-Handewitt : Andersson , Møller - Karlsson , Nenadić , Eggert (9/6), Mogensen (3), Svan (4/1), Wanne (1/1), Kaufmann (4), Jakobsson (6), Zachariassen (2), Gottfridsson (2/1), Macke , El-Ahmar (1/1)

SC Magdeburg : Green , Quenstedt - Rojewski (2), Musche (3), van Olphen (1), Natek (6), Bagersted (3), Grafenhorst (1), Haaß (3/1), Bezjak (5/1 ), Weber (6/3), Saul , Jurecki (1/1), Hansen

Referee : Holger Fleisch & Jürgen Rieber

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DHB and HBL are jointly reforming the cup and increasing its attractiveness. DHB, November 30, 2013, accessed on September 19, 2014 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 1st round in the DHB Cup drawn. Handball-World, July 3, 2014, accessed on September 10, 2014 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} DHB-Pokal 2014/15: SIS Handball website game dates . Retrieved July 10, 2014
4. ↑ HSC 2000 Coburg not represented in the DHB Cup. (No longer available online.) HSC 2000 Coburg, July 4, 2014, archived from the original on August 21, 2014 ; Retrieved September 19, 2014 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the Men's DHB Cup - 1st round on August 20, 2014 Last accessed on August 20, 2014
6. ↑ TUSEM Essen advances to the 2nd DHB Cup round despite defeat. TUSEM Essen, August 23, 2014, accessed on September 2, 2019 . 
7. ↑ The round of 16 in the men's DHB Cup will be drawn on October 29, 2014. (No longer available online.) Handball.de, October 16, 2014, archived from the original on October 23, 2014 ; accessed on October 23, 2014 . 
8. ↑ handball-world.com: handball players from Friesenheim lose their home cup rights against Flensburg on November 6, 2014, accessed on November 6, 2014
9. ↑ DKB Handball: DHB-Pokal 2014/15: Quarter-finals will be drawn live on December 20th on SPORT1 from December 17th, 2014, accessed on September 2nd, 2019